PhD Book Club We turn to fiction for this meetup (we alternate between fiction and non-fiction), with Night Waking, by Sarah Moss. Sarah is a novelist and academic, and long-time friend of PhD Book Club, since we first ran this book five years ago during the pandemic and she joined us online. Sarah is the author of Ghost Wall, The Tidal Zone, and Bodies of Light, among others, and Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin.To borrow a copy, please email Chaplaincy@ed.ac.uk.We have 10 copies available but Edinburgh public libraries also have a number of copies, so do join your local library if you haven't already.Read the PhD Book Club blog posts here. Mar 20 2026 15.30 - 16.45 PhD Book Club PhD Book Club meets 3:30-4:45pm on Fridays every six weeks, with Dr Kitty Wheater. Open to all PhD students, we’ll read books that cast light on the trials, tribulations, and mundanities of PhD life, offering perspective and inspiration for the time ahead. Past books have included Educated, by Tara Westover, Night Waking, by Sarah Moss, and On Beauty, by Zadie Smith. To register for PhD Book Club, please email kitty.wheater@ed.ac.uk. Chaplaincy Centre 1 Bristo Place EH8 9AL Team Area
PhD Book Club We turn to fiction for this meetup (we alternate between fiction and non-fiction), with Night Waking, by Sarah Moss. Sarah is a novelist and academic, and long-time friend of PhD Book Club, since we first ran this book five years ago during the pandemic and she joined us online. Sarah is the author of Ghost Wall, The Tidal Zone, and Bodies of Light, among others, and Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin.To borrow a copy, please email Chaplaincy@ed.ac.uk.We have 10 copies available but Edinburgh public libraries also have a number of copies, so do join your local library if you haven't already.Read the PhD Book Club blog posts here. Mar 20 2026 15.30 - 16.45 PhD Book Club PhD Book Club meets 3:30-4:45pm on Fridays every six weeks, with Dr Kitty Wheater. Open to all PhD students, we’ll read books that cast light on the trials, tribulations, and mundanities of PhD life, offering perspective and inspiration for the time ahead. Past books have included Educated, by Tara Westover, Night Waking, by Sarah Moss, and On Beauty, by Zadie Smith. To register for PhD Book Club, please email kitty.wheater@ed.ac.uk. Chaplaincy Centre 1 Bristo Place EH8 9AL Team Area
Mar 20 2026 15.30 - 16.45 PhD Book Club PhD Book Club meets 3:30-4:45pm on Fridays every six weeks, with Dr Kitty Wheater. Open to all PhD students, we’ll read books that cast light on the trials, tribulations, and mundanities of PhD life, offering perspective and inspiration for the time ahead. Past books have included Educated, by Tara Westover, Night Waking, by Sarah Moss, and On Beauty, by Zadie Smith. To register for PhD Book Club, please email kitty.wheater@ed.ac.uk.
